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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of February, 2019

Commission File Number: 1-16269
 

AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
America Mobile
(Translation of Registrant´s name into English)
 
Lago Zurich 245
Plaza Carso / Edificio Telcel
Colonia Ampliación Granada 
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo,
11529, Mexico City, Mexico
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is submitting this Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes _______ No ___X____

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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes _______ No ___X____

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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____


 

América Móvil’s fourth quarter of
2018 financial and operating report

 

Mexico City, February 12th, 2019 - América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil”) [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX, AMOV], announced today its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

·

We gained 1.5 million postpaid subscribers in the fourth quarter, including 1.2 million in Brazil, and nearly 200 thousand in Mexico. Our postpaid base increased 7.2% year-on-year. Prepaid net subscriber gains accelerated sharply in Mexico, Colombia, the Argentinean block and the U.S. form the prior quarter, while postpaid gains did so in Brazil.

 

·

Fixed-broadband is still the main driver on the fixed-line platform; we connected 590 thousand new accesses, a 5.6% increase.

 

·

Revenues of 262 billion pesos were nearly flat in Mexican peso terms from the year-earlier quarter. At constant exchange rates, service revenues expanded 3.0%, roughly the same pace observed the prior quarter.

 

·

Fixed-broadband and mobile postpaid were the main drivers of revenue growth, increasing 9.5% and 7.9%, respectively, followed by mobile prepaid revenues, up 3.2%. PayTV revenues were down 2.5%.

 

·

EBITDA came in at 70.6 billion pesos in the quarter and remained practically unchanged relative to last year in Mexican peso terms, whereas at constant exchange rates, it rose 6.8%.

 

·

Our operating profit increased by 25.6% to 35.9 billion pesos, partly on account of reduced depreciation charges in Brazil.

 

·

Comprehensive financing costs declined 68% over the year to 12.1 billion pesos. This reduction arises from the release of provisions in Brazil related to a tax dispute that was resolved favorably.

 

·

We obtained a net profit of 9.5 billion pesos in the quarter, bringing the total for the year to 45.7 billion pesos, up 8.4%.

 

·

Our cash flow covered our capital expenditures of 152 billion pesos and allowed us to significantly reduce our liabilities, funneling 41.6 billion pesos to the amortization of financial debt and 14.3 billion pesos to pension obligations.

 

·

At year-end our net debt stood at 568.2 billion pesos; it was equivalent to 1.88 times the year’s EBITDA.


 
 

 

América Móvil’s Subsidiaries as of December 2018
Country Brand Business Equity
      Participation
Mexico Telcel wireless 100.0%
  Telmex wireline 98.8%
  Sección Amarilla(1) other 100.0%
  Telvista other 90.0%
Argentina Claro wireless 100.0%
  Telmex wireline 99.7%
Brazil Claro wireless/wireline 98.5%
Chile Claro wireless 100.0%
  Telmex(1) wireline 100.0%
Colombia Claro wireless 99.4%
  Telmex wireline 99.3%
Costa Rica Claro wireless 100.0%
Dominicana Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Ecuador Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
El Salvador Claro wireless/wireline 95.8%
Guatemala Claro wireless/wireline 99.3%
Honduras Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Nicaragua Claro wireless/wireline 99.6%
Panama Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Paraguay Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Peru Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Puerto Rico Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
Uruguay Claro wireless/wireline 100.0%
USA Tracfone wireless 100.0%
Netherlands KPN wireless/wireline 16.1%
Austria Telekom Austria wireless/wireline 51.0%
(1) Equity Participation of TEINTL of which América Móvil owns 100%.

 

Relevant Events

 

On January 24th, we entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Telefónica Móviles Guatemala at a price of US$333 million and 99.3% of Telefónica Móviles El Salvador for US$315 million. The acquisition of Guatemala has been completed; that of El Salvador is awaiting regulatory approval.

 


 
 

 

América Móvil Fundamentals (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17
Earnings per Share (Mex$) (1) 0.14 -0.16
Earning per ADR (US$) (2) 0.15 -0.17
EBITDA per Share (Mex$) (3) 1.07 1.07
EBITDA per ADR (US$) 1.08 1.13
Net Income (millions of Mex$) 9,518 -10,563
Average Shares Outstanding (billion) 66.04 66.07
(1) Net Income / Average Shares Outstanding
(2) 20 shares per ADR
(3) EBITDA / Average Shares Outstanding

 

Access Lines

 

Our wireless subscriber base comprised 75.7 million postpaid clients at year-end and just over 200 million prepaid subs. The former figure rose 7.2% year-on-year while the latter declined 4.0%. Net additions in the contract segment totaled 1.5 million subs and include 1.2 million in Brazil and almost 200 thousand in Mexico.

 

Prepaid net subscriber gains accelerated sharply in Mexico, Colombia, the Argentinean block and the U.S. from the prior quarter, with 547 thousand in Mexico, 398 thousand in Colombia, 90 thousand in the Argentinean block and 66 thousand in the U.S. (excluding Safelink). In Brazil and Central America we had a subscriber clean up, which explains the net loss of 5.1 million prepaid subs in the quarter.

 

Fixed RGUs increased 1.5% driven by broadband services as we connected 590 thousand new accesses. They were up 5.6% year-on-year.

 

 

Wireless Subscribers as of December 2018
   Total(1) (Thousands)
Country Dec ’18 Sep ’18 Var.% Dec ’17 Var.%
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay 24,264 24,130 0.6% 24,091 0.7%
Austria & CEE 21,000 21,099 -0.5% 20,658 1.7%
Brazil 56,416 58,954 -4.3% 59,022 -4.4%
Central America 14,364 15,954 -10.0% 15,927 -9.8%
Caribbean 5,887 5,809 1.3% 5,637 4.4%
Chile 6,707 6,823 -1.7% 6,985 -4.0%
Colombia 29,681 29,233 1.5% 29,353 1.1%
Ecuador 8,246 8,160 1.0% 7,960 3.6%
Mexico 75,448 74,704 1.0% 73,855 2.2%
Peru 12,098 12,710 -4.8% 12,392 -2.4%
USA 21,688 21,793 -0.5% 23,132 -6.2%
Total Wireless Lines 275,798 279,369 -1.3% 279,013 -1.2%

(1) Includes total subscribers of all companies in which América Móvil holds an economic interest; does not consider the date in which the companies started being consolidated.

 

 


 
 

 

Fixed-Line and Other Accesses (RGUs) as of December 2018
   Total(1) (Thousands)
Country Dec ’18 Sep ’18 Var.% Dec ’17 Var.%
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay 775 743 4.3% 670 15.7%
Austria & CEE 6,261 6,182 1.3% 6,036 3.7%
Brazil 35,285 35,602 -0.9% 35,904 -1.7%
Central America 6,465 6,121 5.6% 5,811 11.3%
Caribbean 2,546 2,571 -1.0% 2,700 -5.7%
Chile 1,424 1,399 1.8% 1,354 5.2%
Colombia 7,171 7,074 1.4% 6,753 6.2%
Ecuador 384 378 1.7% 367 4.7%
Mexico 22,337 21,801 2.5% 21,851 2.2%
Peru 1,472 1,460 0.8% 1,398 5.3%
Total RGUs 84,120 83,333 0.9% 82,844 1.5%
(1) Fixed Line, Broadband and Television (Cable & DTH).

 

América Móvil Consolidated Results

 

In the fourth quarter, amid continued economic expansion in the U.S. and strong employments gains, renewed fears about impending interest rate increases by the Fed surfaced again leading to a significant depreciation of equities and other financial assets and to the strengthening of the dollar against most currencies. Other than the Brazilian real, that recovered by nearly 4% from its election-driven lows, all other currencies in Latin America were down vs. the U.S. dollar, with the Colombian peso falling on average 6.4% from the previous quarter and the Mexican peso 4.1%.

 

Revenues of 262 billion pesos were nearly flat in Mexican peso terms from the year-earlier quarter. At constant exchange rates, service revenues expanded 3.0%, roughly the same pace observed the prior quarter, as the acceleration of service-revenue growth in Colombia, the U.S. and Argentina was compensated by a slight deceleration in Brazil and Mexico, stemming from aggressive holiday promotions that included large allotments of data and airtime.

 

Mobile service revenues accelerated in the U.S.—it was their best performance in at least six quarters— Argentina and the Dominican Republic. On the fixed-line platform, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador maintained their positive trend. Brazil’s, while still slightly negative, improved from the prior quarters, but this was not the case in Mexico.

 

Fixed-broadband and mobile postpaid were the main drivers of revenue growth, increasing 9.5% and 7.9%, respectively, followed by mobile prepaid revenues, up 3.2%. On the other hand, PayTV revenues were down 2.5% .

 

EBITDA came in at 70.6 billion pesos in the quarter. As with service revenues, EBITDA was almost flat year-on-year in Mexican peso terms, whereas at constant exchange rates, it rose 6.8%. The latter figure includes the net effect of the release of certain provisions in Brazil and some new charges in Central America. Correcting for one-off moves, EBITDA increased by 6.1%, slightly less than it had the prior quarter when correcting for one-off moves. Greater commercial dynamism in certain countries including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and the U.S. ended up dampening the expansion of EBITDA relative to the third quarter.

 

Our operating profit increased by 25.6% to 35.9 billion pesos, partly reflecting reduced depreciation charges in Brazil stemming from a thorough revision of the useful lives of various assets. Our comprehensive financing costs were down 68% from the year-earlier quarter to 12.1 billion pesos. This reduction arises from the release of provisions in Brazil linked to the judicial resolution of tax disputes in which our old subsidiary Embratel had claimed that PIS-Cofins taxes should not be considered as part of the base for the computation of the ICMS value-added taxes.

 

We obtained a net profit of 9.5 billion pesos in the quarter, bringing the total for the year to 45.7 billion pesos, 8.4% more than a year before.

 


 
 

 

América Móvil’s Income Statement (in accordance with IFRS) Millions of Mexican pesos
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17* Var.%
Service Revenues 217,163 220,920 -1.7% 867,765 878,411 -1.2%
Equipment Revenues 44,812 42,939 4.4% 155,099 143,222 8.3%
Total Revenues 261,975 263,859 -0.7% 1,022,864 1,021,634 0.1%
Cost of Service 81,540 81,463 0.1% 324,827 326,181 -0.4%
Cost of Equipment 51,454 49,540 3.9% 177,283 170,154 4.2%
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 58,298 59,718 -2.4% 226,715 238,883 -5.1%
Others 66 2,594 -97.5% 8,428 7,549 11.6%
Total Costs and Expenses 191,358 193,314 -1.0% 737,253 742,768 -0.7%
EBITDA 70,618 70,544 0.1% 285,611 278,866 2.4%
% of Total Revenues 27.0% 26.7%   27.9% 27.3%  
Depreciation & Amortization 34,744 41,984 -17.2% 151,995 160,175 -5.1%
EBIT 35,874 28,560 25.6% 133,616 118,691 12.6%
% of Total Revenues 13.7% 10.8%   13.1% 11.6%  
Net Interest Expense 1,344 7,080 -81.0% 20,948 27,375 -23.5%
Other Financial Expenses -5,255 -6,995 24.9% 14,624 1,944 n.m.
Foreign Exchange Loss 15,998 37,244 -57.0% 4,538 13,819 -67.2%
Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income) 12,087 37,329 -67.6% 40,109 43,138 -7.0%
Income & Deferred Taxes 13,998 2,131 n.m. 45,895 30,691 49.5%

Net Income before Minority

           

Interest and Equity Participation in Results

9,788 -10,899 189.8% 47,611 44,862 6.1%

of Affiliates

           
Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates 24 10 129.6% 0 91 -99.7%
Minority Interest -293 326 -189.9% -1,951 -2,829 31.1%
Net Income 9,518 -10,563 190.1% 45,661 42,124 8.4%
*2017 figures do not include the expense item associated with the arbitrage ruling in Colombia paid in August.
All figures exclude the effect of IFRS 15 for comparison purposes.
n.m. Not meaningful

 

Our capital expenditures totaled 152 billion pesos throughout 2018 whereas our overall shareholder distributions—share buybacks and net dividend payments—totaled 21.0 billion pesos. We directed a significant part of our cash flow to the reduction of liabilities, funneling a total of 14.3 billion pesos to pension obligations and 41.6 billion pesos to our net debt. Altogether, and after taking into account foreign exchange variations on the peso value of our outstanding obligations, our net debt came down by 46.2 billion pesos from the close of 2017, to 568.2 billion pesos, equivalent to 1.88 times the year’s EBITDA.

 


 
 

 

Balance Sheet (in accordance with IFRS) - América Móvil Consolidated Millions of Mexican Pesos
  Dec '18 Dec '17 Var.%     Dec '18 Dec '17 Var.%
Current Assets         Current Liabilities      
Cash, Marketable                
Securities & Other Short 70,676 83,391 -15.2%   Short Term Debt* 96,231 51,746 86.0%
Term Ivestments                
Accounts Receivable 195,982 201,814 -2.9%   Accounts Payable 298,761 291,029 2.7%
Other Current Assets 20,439 18,221 12.2%   Other Current Liabilities 78,048 70,562 10.6%
Inventories 39,864 38,810 2.7%     473,040 413,336 14.4%
  326,961 342,235 -4.5%          
 
Non Current Assets         Non Current Liabilities      
Plant & Equipment 629,088 676,343 -7.0%   Long Term Debt 542,692 646,139 -16.0%
Investments in Affiliates 3,133 3,735 -16.1%   Other Liabilities 158,619 166,103 -4.5%
            701,311 812,242 -13.7%
Deferred Assets                
Goodwill (Net) 145,566 151,463 -3.9%          
Intangible Assets 100,338 123,242 -18.6%   Shareholder's Equity 208,286 260,634 -20.1%
Deferred Assets 177,551 189,193 -6.2%          
 
Total Assets 1,382,637 1,486,212 -7.0%   Total Liabilities and Equity 1,382,637 1,486,212 -7.0%
All figures exclude the effect of IFRS 15 for comparison purposes.
*Includes current portion of Long Term Debt.

 

 

Financial Debt of América Móvil* Millions
  Dec -18(2) Dec -17(1)
Peso - denominated debt (MxP) 72,501 83,192
Bonds and other securities 68,001 70,692
Banks and others 4,500 12,500
U.S. Dollar - denominated debt (USD) 9,947 10,084
Bonds and other securities 9,353 9,353
Banks and others 594 732
Euro - denominated Debt (EUR) 11,281 13,164
Bonds and other securities 11,036 13,164
Banks and others 245 0
Sterling - denominated Debt (GBP) 2,750 2,750
Bonds and other securities 2,750 2,750
Reais - denominated Debt (BRL) 6,480 4,234
Bonds and other securities 6,475 3,500
Banks and others 5 734
Debt denominated in other currencies (MxP) 14,203 17,864
Bonds and other securities 6,240 17,765
Banks and others 7,963 99
Total Debt (MxP) 638,922 712,137
Cash, Marketable Securities and Short Term Financial Investments (MxP) 70,676 83,391
Net Debt (MxP) 568,246 628,746
*This table does not include the effect of forwards and derivatives used to hedge the foreign exchange exposure.

(1) The debt figures include the face value amount of the outstanding América Móvil hybrid bonds (1,450M euros and 550M sterling) and includes 600 million euros of Telekom Austria hybrid bonds. In prior tables Telekom Austria hybrid bond had been presented as equity and did not appear as debt.

(2) On February 2018, TKA called its 600 million euro hybrid bond and on September AMX called its 900 million euro hybrid bond.

 
 

Mexico

 

We added 744 thousand net mobile subscribers, 38% more than in the year-earlier quarter, to finish the year with 75.4 million mobile subscribers. Postpaid net adds came in at 197 thousand subscribers, bringing our postpaid base up 5.8 in the period. Prepaid net additions of 547 thousand were 63% higher than a year before. On the fixed-line platform RGUs totaled 22.3 million—a 2.2% year-on-year increase—after adding 248 thousand broadband subscribers.

 

Fourth quarter revenues were up 5.3% to 75.8 billion pesos, with mobile service revenues expanding 7.6% even though Christmas promotions had considerable allotments of data and airtime. On the prepaid segment, revenues accelerated to a pace of 7.6% whereas postpaid revenues maintained their trend, expanding 6.6% year-on-year. Mobile ARPU reached 150 pesos and was up 5.7% in the period.

 

Fixed-line service revenues decreased 5.1% on the back of an 11% reduction in international long-distance revenue and a 25.9% decline in interconnection revenues. On the other hand, fixed broadband revenues were up 0.8% and corporate network revenues, 3.1%.

 

EBITDA rose 3.3% from the year-earlier quarter to 23.9 billion pesos. Relative to total revenues, the EBITDA margin was slightly off, 0.6 percentage points, to 31.5% but this effect was mostly to do with the notable increase in equipment revenues in the quarter, partly reflecting the sales of TVs and other electronic device through Telmex. Relative to service revenues, the EBITDA margin actually rose by 0.3 percentage points. The EBITDA margin for the full year rose 1.4 percentage points.

 

We continue to benefit from mobile number portability as Telcel remains the leader in coverage, quality and technology. In 2018, we launched our 4.5G network—the only 4.5G Network in the country—that covers 74 cities offering the best customer experience.

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Mexico Millions of MxP
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 75,827 72,036 5.3% 285,266 267,586 6.6%
Total Service Revenues 53,542 51,932 3.1% 212,488 202,993 4.7%
Wireless Revenues 54,164 49,770 8.8% 199,040 177,855 11.9%
Service Revenues 33,607 31,225 7.6% 131,506 119,973 9.6%
Equipment Revenues 20,231 18,489 9.4% 66,418 57,362 15.8%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 21,663 22,266 -2.7% 86,226 89,731 -3.9%
EBITDA 23,865 23,097 3.3% 94,624 84,996 11.3%
% total revenues 31.5% 32.1%   33.2% 31.8%  
EBIT 17,137 15,535 10.3% 65,462 55,195 18.6%
% 22.6% 21.6%   22.9% 20.6%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

 


 
 

 

Mexico Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 75,448 73,855 2.2%
Postpaid 13,512 12,766 5.8%
Prepaid 61,936 61,090 1.4%
MOU 526 494 6.4%
ARPU (MxP) 150 142 5.7%
Churn (%) 4.4% 4.5% (0.1)
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 22,337 21,851 2.2%
Fixed Lines 12,715 12,584 1.0%
Broadband 9,622 9,267 3.8%
*Fixed Line and Broadband.

 

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

 

We gained 135 thousand net additions in the fourth quarter—48.1% more than in the prior year—to finish December with 24.3 million wireless subscribers, up 0.7%. On the postpaid segment our base grew 3.0% annually, after postpaid net additions of 45 thousand in the period. We also had 775 thousand fixed RGUs, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year driven by broadband accesses that were up 29.7%.

 

Fourth quarter revenues of 19.1 billion Argentinean pesos were 36.9% higher than in the year-earlier quarter, with service revenues rising 39.2%. Equipment revenues rose 28.2% over the year. Although from a small base, fixed line revenues more than doubled on the back of strong demand from both corporate and residential clients.

 

EBITDA increased 41.7% year-on-year to 6.5 billion Argentinean pesos. We have been very focused on containing costs in the face of rising inflation and managed to post a 1.1 percentage points increase in our EBITDA margin that reached 33.9%.

 

We continue with the rollout of 4G -LTE networks to offer the best coverage, quality and speed. We have been investing heavily on the deployment of fiber to provide top line convergent solutions.

 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Millions of ARP
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 19,092 13,943 36.9% 65,987 49,700 32.8%
Total Service Revenues 15,394 11,058 39.2% 53,144 40,792 30.3%
Wireless Revenues 17,393 13,151 32.3% 61,061 46,723 30.7%
Service Revenues 13,644 10,259 33.0% 48,119 37,769 27.4%
Equipment Revenues 3,698 2,885 28.2% 12,844 8,908 44.2%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 1,854 864 114.6% 5,411 3,241 66.9%
EBITDA 6,473 4,569 41.7% 23,212 17,188 35.0%
% total revenues 33.9% 32.8%   35.2% 34.6%  
EBIT 5,045 3,518 43.4% 18,098 13,341 35.7%
% 26.4% 25.2%   27.4% 26.8%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 


 
 

 

Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 24,264 24,091 0.7%
Postpaid 2,466 2,394 3.0%
Prepaid 21,799 21,697 0.5%
MOU 78 86 -8.8%
ARPU (ARP) 187 140 33.4%
Churn (%) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 775 670 15.7%
*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

 

Brazil

 

Leading market share growth in the postpaid segment, Claro added 1.2 million mobile postpaid subs in the quarter to end the year with 23.5 million postpaid clients, 15.6% more than at the end of 2017. Brazil was our best performer in the development of a greater postpaid mobile subscriber base. In the same period we disconnected 3.8 million prepaid subs.

 

On the fixed-line platform we ended 2018 with 35.3 million RGUs after adding 82 thousand broadband clients and disconnecting 175 thousand voice and 224 thousand PayTV clients, mostly DTH.

 

Our revenues totaled 9.0 billion reais in the quarter, 0.8% more than a year before, as mobile service revenues expanded 7.3% and fixed-line service revenues declined by 1.3% from the year-earlier quarter—less than they had fallen in at least five quarters—as the effects of the country’s long economic recession are slowly left behind.

 

The most dynamic business line was fixed-broadband, which posted 15.3% revenue growth as Net Serviços continued to grow steadily; in the ultrabroadband market we captured 61.9% of the market’s new accesses. Then came mobile postpaid revenues, up 11.2% and prepaid revenues inching up 1.5% after a long period of stagnation—also a sign of the economic recovery. Altogether mobile ARPU rose 10.3% from the year before, to 17 reais.

 

At 2.9 billion reais, EBITDA was up 7.7% year-on-year, with the EBITDA margin increasing to 32.2% from 30.1% in the year-earlier quarter. The latter increase was driven partly by the release of provisions associated with tax disputes of our old subsidiary Embratel. Correcting for this, our EBITDA margin would have been 30.7% in the quarter, 0.6 percentage points higher than a year before. For the full year 2018 the EBITDA margin increased 1.4 percentage points in relation to the prior year.

 

We hit a record high on mobile number portability for postpaids in the fourth quarter. Claro is attracting high value customers with top convergent solutions running on the fastest network in Brazil. Our networks offer the greatest 4G and 4.5G coverage in the country.

 


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Brazil Millions of BrL
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 9,010 8,937 0.8% 35,655 35,478 0.5%
Total Service Revenues 8,815 8,769 0.5% 35,041 34,864 0.5%
Wireless Revenues 3,264 3,051 7.0% 12,673 11,674 8.6%
Service Revenues 3,069 2,860 7.3% 12,062 11,017 9.5%
Equipment Revenues 195 168 15.7% 614 614 0.0%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 5,746 5,887 -2.4% 22,982 23,805 -3.5%
EBITDA 2,898 2,689 7.7% 11,333 10,130 11.9%
% total revenues 32.2% 30.1%   31.8% 28.6%  
EBIT 1,175 577 103.5% 3,281 1,484 121.0%
% 13.0% 6.5%   9.2% 4.2%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

 

Brazil Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 56,416 59,022 -4.4%
Postpaid 23,506 20,335 15.6%
Prepaid 32,910 38,687 -14.9%
MOU(1) 118 103 14.8%
ARPU (BrL) 17 16 10.3%
Churn (%) 5.7% 4.7% 1.0
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 35,285 35,904 -1.7%

*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.
(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

 

Chile

 

We ended the year with 6.7 million wireless subscribers, 4.0% less than a year before after net disconnections of 165 thousand prepaid subs. Conversely, our contract base rose 9.6%. Fixed-line RGUs came in at 1.4 million, up 5.2% with broadband accesses rising 8.0%.

 

Total revenues declined 3.0% as compared to the prior year, to 221 million Chilean pesos, with service revenues falling 0.7%. Wireless service revenues declined 4.4% pulled down by prepaid revenues that plummeted from the year-earlier quarter. Competition in the prepaid segment intensified in the second half of 2018 and peaked in the Christmas season. On the postpaid segment we have introduced some unique features in our plans and have been able to maintain stable revenues. 

 

Fixed-line revenues increased 5.3% on an annual basis and now represent almost 40% of the total. We have seen very solid growth on the corporate segment offering cloud services and tailor-made solutions. On the residential division we resumed the build out of homes-passed in 2018, which has enabled us to grow broadband revenues by 3.1% and PayTV revenues by 1.7%.

 

EBITDA rose 9.8% year-over-year and reached 38.6 billion Chilean pesos. The EBITDA margin stood at 17.4%, two percentage points higher than the prior year. In a very competitive environment, we continue to focus our efforts on controlling costs and generating operating efficiencies.

 


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Chile Millions of ChPL
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 221,240 227,982 -3.0% 843,905 851,278 -0.9%
Total Service Revenues 190,077 191,466 -0.7% 760,998 746,117 2.0%
Wireless Revenues 144,545 155,164 -6.8% 544,945 565,408 -3.6%
Service Revenues 113,056 118,221 -4.4% 461,239 459,790 0.3%
Equipment Revenues 31,162 36,516 -14.7% 82,907 105,161 -21.2%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 76,695 72,818 5.3% 298,960 285,869 4.6%
EBITDA 38,568 35,117 9.8% 151,726 123,252 23.1%
% total revenues 17.4% 15.4%   18.0% 14.5%  
EBIT -18,229 -19,194 5.0% -75,351 -89,884 16.2%
% -8.2% -8.4%   -8.9% -10.6%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

Chile Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 6,707 6,985 -4.0%
Postpaid 2,080 1,897 9.6%
Prepaid 4,627 5,088 -9.1%
MOU 176 174 0.8%
ARPU (ChP) 5,554 5,841 -4.9%
Churn (%) 6.8% 5.7% 1.1
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 1,424 1,354 5.2%
*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

 

Colombia

 

Our wireless subscriber base rose 1.1% annually to reach 29.7 million subs at year-end. We added 448 thousand subs including 50 thousand contract clients taking our postpaid base up 3.7%. Fixed RGUs came in at 7.2 million—6.2% more than last year—after connecting 34 thousand new broadband accesses and 23 thousand PayTV units.

 

Fourth quarter revenues grew 2.8% year-on-year to nearly three trillion Colombian pesos. Service revenues rose 2.4% on the back of fixed service revenues—which account for 37% of the total—that expanded 8.6%. Fixed broadband revenues continued to accelerate, increasing 11.0%, while voice revenues and PayTV revenues were up 7.3% and 6.5%, respectively.

 

Mobile service revenues declined 1.7% in the quarter. Our postpaid revenues were up 0.6%, but declined 9.3% on the prepaid segment, which has become very competitive following the introduction of virtual players.

 

Leveraging our convergent platform and containing commercial costs we managed to increase our EBITDA 3.5% over the year bringing the figure for the quarter to 1.2 trillion Colombian pesos. The EBITDA margin stood at 40.1%, 30 basis points more than the prior year.

 

We have kept on investing in our platforms to offer the best coverage, quality and speed, and this has enabled us to make greater progress in mobile number portability.


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Colombia Billions of COP
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17** Var.%
Total Revenues 2,998 2,918 2.8% 11,580 11,290 2.6%
Total Service Revenues 2,356 2,300 2.4% 9,262 9,109 1.7%
Wireless Revenues 2,101 2,106 -0.3% 8,110 8,129 -0.2%
Service Revenues 1,461 1,486 -1.7% 5,822 5,925 -1.7%
Equipment Revenues 621 608 2.1% 2,251 2,149 4.7%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 897 812 10.6% 3,470 3,161 9.8%
EBITDA 1,203 1,163 3.5% 4,707 4,499 4.6%
% 40.1% 39.8%   40.6% 39.8%  
EBIT 670 664 0.9% 2,660 2,589 2.8%
% 22.4% 22.8%   23.0% 22.9%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.
**2017 figures do not include the expense item associated with the arbitrage ruling in Colombia paid in August 2017.

 

Colombia Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers* (thousands) 29,681 29,353 1.1%
Postpaid 6,937 6,688 3.7%
Prepaid 22,744 22,665 0.4%
MOU(1) 225 202 11.2%
ARPU (COP) 16,568 16,915 -2.0%
Churn (%) 4.9% 4.7% 0.2
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)** 7,171 6,753 6.2%

*Due to differences in the policy for accounting active subscribers, the figures in this report are different from those published by the Ministry of Communications of Colombia (MinTIC).

**Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

 

Ecuador

 

We finished the year with 8.2 million wireless subscribers, 3.6% more than a year before after adding 85 thousand subs. On the fixed segment we had 384 thousand RGUs, 4.7% above last year.

 

Fourth quarter revenues of 330 million dollars were 3.1% higher than a year before, supported by equipment revenues that rose 38.0%. Competitive conditions in the mobile market in Ecuador continued to be intense. On the fixed-line platform service revenues were up 5.2% annually to 21 million dollars, with broadband revenues increasing 9.1%.

 

EBITDA declined 4.3% to 137 million dollars. This figure reflects a provision of regulatory contingencies in the absence of which EBITDA would have risen 1.7% relative to the year-earlier quarter. The EBITDA margin for the period was equivalent to 41.6% of revenues.

 


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Ecuador Millions of Dollars
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 330 320 3.1% 1,309 1,311 -0.2%
Total Service Revenues 275 280 -1.6% 1,104 1,130 -2.3%
Wireless Revenues 308 299 3.1% 1,222 1,228 -0.5%
Service Revenues 254 260 -2.1% 1,022 1,052 -2.9%
Equipment Revenues 53 39 38.0% 200 176 13.6%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 22 21 3.6% 87 83 4.8%
EBITDA 137 143 -4.3% 519 522 -0.6%
% total revenues 41.6% 44.9%   39.7% 39.8%  
EBIT 86 88 -2.2% 313 310 0.9%
% 26.2% 27.7%   23.9% 23.7%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

Ecuador Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 8,246 7,960 3.6%
Postpaid 2,622 2,547 2.9%
Prepaid 5,624 5,413 3.9%
MOU 437 353 23.7%
ARPU (US$) 10 10 0.2%
Churn (%) 4.3% 7.3% (2.9)
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 384 367 4.7%
*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

 

Peru

 

With 12.1 million subscribers, our wireless base declined 2.4% relative to December 2017 following disconnections of 612 thousand subscribers in the fourth quarter. On the fixed-line segment, RGUs grew 5.3% to 1.5 million, with broadband accesses rising nearly 10% in the period.

 

Total revenues of 1.4 billion soles were 2.8% lower than in the prior year, with equipment revenues rising 16% and service revenues declining 6.1%. Wireless service revenues fell 8.6% relative to the prior year on account of an interconnection cut of 62% and the introduction of more competitive commercial promotions. On the fixed-line platform, service revenues were 0.8% lower than a year before; they account for 19% of total service revenues.

 

Fourth quarter EBITDA came in at 339 million soles, 10.6% higher than in the prior year. The improvement is based mostly on a net reduction of interconnection costs, and an important decline in subsidies, which are high in Peru.

 


 
 
INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Peru Millions of Soles
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 1,350 1,389 -2.8% 5,253 5,436 -3.4%
Total Service Revenues 1,108 1,180 -6.1% 4,437 4,694 -5.5%
Wireless Revenues 1,140 1,177 -3.1% 4,414 4,590 -3.8%
Service Revenues 877 960 -8.6% 3,559 3,812 -6.6%
Equipment Revenues 242 209 16.0% 815 739 10.2%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 210 213 -1.1% 839 846 -0.8%
EBITDA 339 307 10.6% 1,252 1,255 -0.3%
% total revenues 25.1% 22.1%   23.8% 23.1%  
EBIT 113 124 -8.3% 476 511 -7.0%
% 8.4% 8.9%   9.1% 9.4%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

Peru Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 12,098 12,392 -2.4%
Postpaid 4,093 4,157 -1.5%
Prepaid 8,005 8,235 -2.8%
MOU 249 221 12.7%
ARPU (Sol) 24 26 -9.7%
Churn (%) 7.3% 6.4% 0.9
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 1,472 1,398 5.3%
*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television

 

Central America

 

Our combined operations in Central America ended the year with 14.4 million wireless subscribers after net disconnections of 1.6 million subscribers—almost all prepaid—that resulted from a clean up of our subscriber base. Most of the disconnections, 1.3 million, came from Honduras and Nicaragua. On the fixed-line platorm we increased by 11.3% the number of RGUs, to 6.5 million, with solid growth of broadband accesses, up 16.0% year-on-year.

 

Total revenues for the block came down 3.8% with service revenues declining 3.2%. At constant exchange rates, service revenues would have increased 0.4% and total revenues would have been down 0.2% as a result of equipment revenue losses.

 

Mobile service revenues came down 2.7%. We saw a sharp decline in Nicaragua given the overall situation of the country. Fixed service revenues declined 4.4% relative to the precedent year as voice revenues dropped 14.3%. Long distance revenues continued to fall but now represent only 2% of fixed service revenues. Broadband and PayTV revenues increased 3.4% and 1.3%, respectively, in spite of the decline observed in Nicaragua. 

 

EBITDA of 177 million dollars was 15.9% lower than a year before, dragged by Nicaragua and Honduras. We booked in the quarter extraordinary charges in Honduras derived from tax credits that are currently under litigation with the tax authorities. Aditionally, in the fourth quarter of 2017, we cancelled miscellaneous provisions in Guatemala and Honduras. Correcting for the aforementioned one-time items, EBITDA would have been 7.3% below last year. Fourth quarter EBITDA margin stood at 30.4%. 


 
 
INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Central America Millions of Dollars
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 582 605 -3.8% 2,353 2,332 0.9%
Total Service Revenues 524 541 -3.2% 2,129 2,133 -0.2%
Wireless Revenues 394 408 -3.5% 1,580 1,551 1.8%
Service Revenues 344 354 -2.7% 1,390 1,383 0.5%
Equipment Revenues 50 54 -7.8% 190 166 14.0%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 188 199 -5.5% 774 791 -2.2%
EBITDA 177 210 -15.9% 767 817 -6.1%
% total revenues 30.4% 34.8%   32.6% 35.0%  
EBIT 66 86 -23.4% 302 305 -0.8%
% 11.3% 14.2%   12.9% 13.1%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

Central America Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 14,364 15,927 -9.8%
Postpaid 2,364 2,400 -1.5%
Prepaid 12,000 13,527 -11.3%
MOU(1) 157 162 -3.5%
ARPU (US$) 8 8 -1.6%
Churn (%) 9.1% 6.8% 2.3
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 6,465 5,811 11.3%

*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.
(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

 

Caribbean

 

Our operations in the Caribbean added 77 thousand wireless subscribers bringing the base to 5.9 million at the end of December, 4.4% above the precedent year. On the fixed-line platform the Dominican operation increased its RGU base by 1.5% while in Puerto Rico we had disconnections of 36 thousand RGUs. Total accesses came in at 2.5 million, 5.7% below 2017.

 

Total revenues in the Dominican Republic increased 4.9% with equipment revenues rising 17.3% and service revenues growing 4.6%. Wireless service revenue growth continued to accelerate in the last quarter on the back of data growth, especially in the prepaid segment. Fixed-line service revenues were 1.4% higher than a year before as broadband and PayTV revenues more than compensated for the decline in fixed voice revenues. EBITDA in the island was up 6.1% and reached 5.5 billion Dominican pesos, equivalent to 45.3% of revenues.

 

Service revenues in Puerto Rico continued to recover and were close to the levels observed prior to hurricane Maria. On the wireless segment, service revenues grew 4.7% relative to the same quarter of last year mostly driven by postpaid revenues. On the fixed platform, in which service took longer to be reinstated after the hurricane, revenues increased 29.0% with a strong performance of broadband revenues. EBITDA came in at 31 million dollars and the EBITDA margin stood at 13.6%. A year before, Puerto Rico had posted an EBITDA loss.

 


 
 
INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - Caribbean Millions of Dollars
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 467 448 4.3% 1,879 1,847 1.7%
Total Service Revenues 433 376 15.1% 1,714 1,611 6.4%
Wireless Revenues 245 279 -12.0% 1,011 1,055 -4.2%
Service Revenues 219 211 3.7% 866 839 3.2%
Equipment Revenues 31 69 -54.4% 152 219 -30.7%
Fixed Line and Other Revenues 221 169 31.2% 867 792 9.6%
EBITDA 140 100 40.8% 549 533 2.9%
% total revenues 30.0% 22.2%   29.2% 28.9%  
EBIT 80 26 207.5% 292 256 14.4%
% 17.2% 5.8%   15.6% 13.8%  
*Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions.

 

Caribbean Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 5,887 5,637 4.4%
Postpaid 1,935 1,865 3.7%
Prepaid 3,952 3,772 4.8%
MOU(1) 255 234 8.9%
ARPU (US$) 13 13 -1.4%
Churn (%) 3.5% 3.9% -0.4
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 2,546 2,700 -5.7%

*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.
(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

 

United States

 

Our subscriber base ended December with 21.7 million subscribers—6.2% lower than in the prior year—following net disconnections of 106 thousand. Excluding SafeLink, we registered net additions of 66 thousand subscribers.

 

Total revenues of two billion dollars rose 3.1% over the year with service revenues increasing 2.7%. ARPU was up 10.8% to 26 dollars per subscriber as the mix of clients continued to shift towards high usage brands.

 

EBITDA of 160 million dollars declined 9.1% year-on-year, partly on account of much better subscriber figures than in the year-earlier quarter when we had net disconnections of 600 thousand subs. The EBITDA margin stood at 8.0% of revenues.

 


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - United States Millions of Dollars
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 2,000 1,939 3.1% 7,967 7,843 1.6%
Service Revenues 1,694 1,649 2.7% 6,747 6,740 0.1%
Equipment Revenues 306 289 5.6% 1,219 1,101 10.7%
EBITDA 160 176 -9.1% 622 739 -15.9%
% total revenues 8.0% 9.1%   7.8% 9.4%  
EBIT 140 145 -3.2% 541 655 -17.4%
% 7.0% 7.5%   6.8% 8.4%  

 

United States Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 21,688 23,132 -6.2%
Straight Talk 9,176 8,734 5.1%
SafeLink 2,871 4,216 -31.9%
Other Brands 9,641 10,182 -5.3%
MOU 555 514 8.1%
ARPU (US$) 26 24 10.8%
Churn (%) 4.0% 4.6% (0.6)

 

 

Telekom Austria Group

 

Our operations in Europe ended the year with 21 million wireless subscribers after net disconnections of 99 thousand prepaid subs; most of them in Bulgaria as a result of measures introduced in 2018 related to the registration of prepaid lines. Our postpaid subscriber base increased 4.1% with growth in all markets boosted by A1 digital M2M subscriber growth and high demand of mobile WiFi routers. Fixed RGUs rose 3.7% driven by CEE markets.

 

Total group revenues, 1.2 billion euros, rose 3.1% year-on-year. The annual comparison is affected by minor one-off effects, most of them booked in the last quarter of 2017, and by foreign exchange variations stemming mostly from Belarus. Adjusting for these, revenues would have been 3.9% higher than a year before.

 

In Austria, service revenues increased 3.8% as compared to the prior year. The fixed line segment outpaced mobile as we saw solid growth of corporate solutions and connectivity products. Mobile service revenues were up 3.4% driven by high-value clients and greater adoption of mobile WiFi.

 

In CEE we saw strong service revenue growth in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia. Slovenia remains a challenging market on the mobile segment while in Belarus we had great improvements in the fixed-line segment.

 

Fourth quarter EBITDA rose 1.6% over the year. EBITDA includes 13.9 million euros related to restructuring charges in Austria. In absence of such charges in both 4Q18 and 4Q17, EBITDA growth would have been 8.3% higher than a year before. Almost all operations had a positive contribution. EBITDA growth has been the result of our ability to grow service revenues while keeping costs at check.

 


 
 

 

INCOME STATEMENT (in accordance with IFRS) - A1 Telekom Austria Group - Proforma Millions of Euros
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Total Revenues 1,165 1,130 3.1% 4,466 4,389 1.8%
Total service revenues 974 940 3.6% 3,828 3,781 1.3%
Wireless service revenues 537 525 2.3% 2,152 2,139 0.6%
Fixed-line service revenues 437 415 5.2% 1,677 1,642 2.1%
Equipment revenues 170 162 5.3% 546 504 8.3%
Other operating income 21 28 -24.0% 92 103 -10.9%
EBITDA 293 288 1.6% 1,381 1,399 -1.3%
% total revenues 25.1% 25.5%   30.9% 31.9%  
EBIT 92 -20 n.m. 424 444 -4.6%
% total revenues 7.9% -1.8%   9.5% 10.1%  
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A1 Telekom Austria Group Operating Data (in accordance with IFRS)
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.%
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) 21,000 20,658 1.7%
Postpaid 16,216 15,581 4.1%
Prepaid 4,784 5,077 -5.8%
MOU(1) 357 342 4.6%
ARPU (Euros) 9 8 0.7%
Churn (%) 2.0% 2.2% (0.2)
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)* 6,261 6,036 3.7%

*Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.
(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

 


 
 

América Móvil IFRS (includes IFRS 15 for 2018)

 

 

América Móvil’s Income Statement (in accordance with IFRS 15) Millions of Mexican pesos
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dic 18 Jan - Dic 17* Var.%
Service Revenues 212,917 220,920 -3.6% 849,883 878,411 -3.2%
Equipment Revenues 49,342 42,939 14.9% 170,937 143,222 19.4%
Total Revenues 262,259 263,859 -0.6% 1,020,820 1,021,634 -0.1%
Cost of Service 81,539 81,463 0.1% 324,827 326,181 -0.4%
Cost of Equipment 51,631 49,540 4.2% 177,005 170,154 4.0%
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 57,010 59,718 -4.5% 220,903 238,883 -7.5%
Others 66 2,594 -97.5% 8,428 7,549 11.6%
Total Costs and Expenses 190,246 193,314 -1.6% 731,162 742,768 -1.6%
EBITDA 72,013 70,544 2.1% 289,657 278,866 3.9%
% of Total Revenues 27.5% 26.7%   28.4% 27.3%  
Depreciation & Amortization 34,744 41,984 -17.2% 151,995 160,175 -5.1%
EBIT 37,269 28,560 30.5% 137,662 118,691 16.0%
% of Total Revenues 14.2% 10.8%   13.5% 11.6%  
Net Interest Expense 1,388 7,080 -80.4% 21,155 27,375 -22.7%
Other Financial Expenses -5,255 -6,995 24.9% 14,624 1,944 n.m.
Foreign Exchange Loss 15,998 37,244 -57.0% 4,538 13,819 -67.2%
Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income) 12,131 37,329 -67.5% 40,317 43,138 -6.5%
Income & Deferred Taxes 14,217 2,131 n.m. 46,883 30,691 52.8%
Net Income before Minority            
Interest and Equity Participation in Results 10,922 -10,899 200.2% 50,463 44,862 12.5%
of Affiliates            
Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates 24 10 129.6% 0 91 -99.7%
Minority Interest -293 326 -189.9% -1,951 -2,829 31.1%
Net Income 10,652 -10,563 200.8% 48,512 42,124 15.2%
*2017 figures do not include the expense item associated with the arbitrage ruling in Colombia paid in August.
2017.n.m. Not meaningful

 


 
 

 

Balance Sheet (in accordance with IFRS 15) - América Móvil Consolidated Millions of Mexican Pesos
  Dec '18 Dec '17 Var.%     Dec '18 Dec '17 Var.%
Current Assets          Current Liabilities      
Cash, Marketable              
Securities & Other Short 70,676 83,391 -15.2% Short Term Debt* 96,231 51,746 86.0%
Term Ivestments                
Accounts Receivable 205,171 201,814 1.7%   Accounts Payable 298,302 291,029 2.5%
Other Current Assets 35,832 18,221 96.7%   Other Current Liabilities 78,883 70,562 11.8%
Inventories 40,233 38,810 3.7%     473,415 413,336 14.5%
  351,913 342,235 2.8%          
 
Non Current Assets         Non Current Liabilities      
Plant & Equipment 629,088 676,343 -7.0%   Long Term Debt 542,692 646,139 -16.0%
Investments in Affiliates 3,133 3,735 -16.1%   Other Liabilities 167,589 166,103 0.9%
            710,281 812,242 -12.6%
Deferred Assets                
Goodwill (Net) 145,566 151,463 -3.9%          
Intangible Assets 100,338 123,242 -18.6%   Shareholder's Equity 230,195 260,634 -11.7%
Deferred Assets 183,853 189,193 -2.8%          
 
Total Assets 1,413,891 1,486,212 -4.9%    Total Liabilities and Equity 1,413,891 1,486,212 -4.9%
*Includes current portion of Long Term Debt.

 

 

Glossary of Terms

 

ARPU

Average Revenue per User. The ratio of service revenues in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in the same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.

ARPM

Average Revenue per Minute. The ratio of service revenues to airtime traffic.

Capex

Capital Expenditure. Accrued capital expenditures related to the expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure.

Churn

Disconnection Rate. The ratio of wireless subscribers disconnected during a given period to the number of wireless subscribers at the beginning of that period.

EBIT

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, also known as Operating Profit.

EBIT
margin

The ratio of EBIT to total operating revenue.

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.

EBITDA
margin

The ratio of EBITDA to total operating revenue.

EPS
(Mexican
pesos)

Earnings per share. Total earnings in Mexican pesos divided by total shares.

Earnings
per ADR
(US$)

Total earnings in U.S. dollars divided by total ADRs equivalent.

Equity
subscribers

Subscribers weighted by the economic interest held in each company.

 

 


 
 

 

Gross
additions

Total number of subscribers acquired during the period.

Licensed
pops

Licensed population. Population covered by the licenses that each of the companies manage.

LTE

Long-term evolution is a 4th generation standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.

Market
share

A company’s subscriber base divided by the total number of subscribers in that country.

MBOU

Megabytes of Use per subscriber. The ratio of wireless data in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in that same period.  It is presented on a monthly basis.

MOU 

Minutes of Use per subscriber. The ratio of wireless traffic in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in that same period.  It is presented on a monthly basis.

Net
subscriber
additions

The difference in the subscriber base from one period to another. It is the different between gross additions and disconnections.

Net debt

Total short and long term debt minus cash and marketable securities.

Net debt
/ EBITDA

The ratio of total short and long term debt minus cash and securities to trailing 12-month income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Prepaid

Subscriber that may purchase airtime to recharge a cellular phone. The client does not hold a contract with the company for voice and data services.

Postpaid

Subscriber that has a contract for the use of airtime. The client has no need of activating airtime, it is done so immediately.

SMS

Short Message Service.

SAC

Subscriber Acquisition Cost. The sum of handset subsidies, marketing expenses and commissions to distributors for handset activation. Handset subsidy is calculated as the difference between equipment cost and equipment revenues. 

Wireless
penetration

The ratio of total wireless subscribers in any given country divided by the total population in that country.

 

 


 
 
Exchange Rates Local Currency Units per USD
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
Mexico            
EoP 19.68 19.79 -0.5% 19.68 19.79 -0.5%
Average 19.83 18.93 4.8% 19.24 18.94 1.6%
Brazil            
EoP 3.87 3.31 17.1% 3.87 3.31 17.1%
Average 3.80 3.25 17.1% 3.65 3.19 14.4%
Argentina            
EoP 37.70 18.65 102.2% 37.70 18.65 102.2%
Average 37.08 17.56 111.2% 28.07 16.56 69.6%
Chile            
EoP 695 615 13.0% 695 615 13.0%
Average 680 633 7.4% 641 649 -1.1%
Colombia            
EoP 3,250 2,984 8.9% 3,250 2,984 8.9%
Average 3,165 2,987 6.0% 2,955 2,952 0.1%
Guatemala            
EoP 7.74 7.34 5.3% 7.74 7.34 5.3%
Average 7.72 7.34 5.2% 7.52 7.35 2.3%
Honduras            
EoP 24.51 23.75 3.2% 24.51 23.75 3.2%
Average 24.37 23.69 2.9% 24.07 23.65 1.8%
Nicaragua            
EoP 32.33 30.78 5.0% 32.33 30.78 5.0%
Average 32.13 30.60 5.0% 31.55 30.05 5.0%
Costa Rica            
EoP 612 573 6.8% 612 573 6.8%
Average 605 571 5.9% 580 572 1.4%
Peru            
EoP 3.37 3.25 3.9% 3.37 3.25 3.9%
Average 3.36 3.25 3.4% 3.29 3.26 0.8%
Paraguay            
EoP 5,961 5,590 6.6% 5,961 5,590 6.6%
Average 5,940 5,642 5.3% 5,732 5,618 2.0%
Uruguay            
EoP 32.41 28.81 12.5% 32.41 28.81 12.5%
Average 32.56 29.16 11.7% 30.73 28.68 7.2%
Dominican Republic            
EoP 50.50 48.32 4.5% 50.50 48.32 4.5%
Average 50.37 48.08 4.8% 49.64 47.57 4.3%
Austria & CEE            
EoP 0.87 0.83 4.7% 0.87 0.83 4.7%
Average 0.88 0.85 3.3% 0.85 0.89 -4.3%

 


 
 

 

Exchange Rates Local Currency Units per MxP
  4Q18 4Q17 Var.% Jan - Dec 18 Jan - Dec 17 Var.%
USA            
EoP 0.05 0.05 0.5% 0.05 0.05 0.5%
Average 0.05 0.05 -4.5% 0.05 0.05 -1.6%
Brazil            
EoP 0.20 0.17 17.8% 0.20 0.17 17.8%
Average 0.19 0.17 11.8% 0.19 0.17 12.6%
Argentina            
EoP 1.92 0.94 103.2% 1.92 0.94 103.2%
Average 1.87 0.93 101.6% 1.46 0.87 66.9%
Chile            
EoP 35.3 31.1 13.6% 35.3 31.1 13.6%
Average 34.3 33.4 2.6% 33.3 34.3 -2.7%
Colombia            
EoP 165 151 9.5% 165 151 9.5%
Average 160 158 1.2% 154 156 -1.4%
Guatemala            
EoP 0.39 0.37 5.9% 0.39 0.37 5.9%
Average 0.39 0.39 0.4% 0.39 0.39 0.7%
Honduras            
EoP 1.25 1.20 3.7% 1.25 1.20 3.7%
Average 1.23 1.25 -1.8% 1.25 1.25 0.2%
Nicaragua            
EoP 1.64 1.56 5.6% 1.64 1.56 5.6%
Average 1.62 1.62 0.2% 1.64 1.59 3.4%
Costa Rica            
EoP 31.08 28.94 7.4% 31.08 28.94 7.4%
Average 30.51 30.18 1.1% 30.15 30.21 -0.2%
Peru            
EoP 0.17 0.16 4.4% 0.17 0.16 4.4%
Average 0.17 0.17 -1.3% 0.17 0.17 -0.8%
Paraguay            
EoP 303 283 7.2% 303 283 7.2%
Average 300 298 0.5% 298 297 0.4%
Uruguay            
EoP 1.65 1.46 13.1% 1.65 1.46 13.1%
Average 1.64 1.54 6.6% 1.60 1.51 5.5%
Dominican Republic            
EoP 2.57 2.44 5.1% 2.57 2.44 5.1%
Average 2.54 2.54 0.0% 2.58 2.51 2.7%

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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: February 13, 2019
 
 
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
By: 
/S/ Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo

  Name:
Title:
Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo
Chief Financial Officer